Lysaker, July 16, 2010: Marketcetera, an open-source provider of strategy-driven trading solutions, has connected to Nord Pool ASA, the world's largest power derivatives exchange. Nord Pool ASA is a NASDAQ OMX Commodities offering. Marketcetera will now be able to provide access to Nord Pool's European power and carbon derivatives contracts. “Marketcetera's mission is to democratize access to high frequency trading. Our relationship with NASDAQ OMX Commodities and Nord Pool ASA, the world's largest power derivatives exchange and one of Europe's largest carbon exchanges, represents a significant step in that direction,” said Roy Agostino, Managing Director of Marketcetera. Geir Reigstad, Senior Vice President and head of NASDAQ OMX Commodities, said: “NASDAQ OMX Commodities sees connectivity to traders and clearing customers via independent software vendors as a key success factor to ensure continued growth in trading and clearing volumes, and for tapping into new markets.“ The new connectivity, which has passed the mandatory tests, will help extend NASDAQ OMX Commodities' reach to new traders. Marketcetera's open source automated trading platform represents an alternative to existing proprietary platforms, and several advantages in terms of cost, control and flexibility. Media contacts: NASDAQ OMX Commodities and Nord Pool ASA Trine Fersnes Riccardi, Corporate Communications, phone: + 47 6752 8080 trine.riccardi@nasdaqomx.com MARKETCETERA, Inc. Roy Agostino +1 650 787 6017 royagostino@marketcetera.com About MARKETCETERA Marketcetera (www.marketcetera.com) provides open source software for automated trading systems. By providing maximum flexibility and technology choice to financial services institutions of all sizes, Marketcetera's platform lets brokers and traders build effective automated trading systems, develop proprietary algorithms, create order management solutions and manage risk faster, easier and at much lower cost than with closed platforms. About NASDAQ OMX Commodities NASDAQ OMX Commodities is the brand name for offerings related to commodities within the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc and is not a legal entity. NASDAQ OMX Commodities provides access to the world's largest power derivatives exchange and one of Europe's largest carbon markets, through Nord Pool ASA. Nord Pool ASA is a commodity derivatives exchange authorized by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and supervised by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. NASDAQ OMX Commodities also provides clearing services through NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB and its Norwegian branch NASDAQ OMX Oslo, acting as an authorized clearinghouse. 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